The man managed to call 911 and crews found him close to 7:30 a.m. about a kilometre deep in the sticks. A technical rescue team was also called in to assist fire officials in efforts to lower the man safely from the tree.

The man told rescuers that he had lost feeling in his legs and was unable to climb down. His coat also slipped off his body when he fell.

“We were really worried about the blood flow to his legs and hypothermia out there,” Washtenaw County Technical Rescue Team deputy director Greg Payuer told Michigan Live.